Blastwave Weapons Base
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- The Blastwave Weapons Base is a piece of equipment from the Dark of the Moon portion of the live-action film series continuity.
On those rare occasions that Megatron can't destroy something on his own, he breaks out the Blastwave Weapons Base. Normally taking the form of his trailer, the base can bring particle blasters and missile pods to bear, giving him all the firepower he could possibly need. And as if that wasn't enough, it's also flight-capable.
Because if you're going to be a knockoff, you might as well go all out.
Toys
Dark of the Moon
Cyberverse
- Megatron / Blastwave Weapons Base (Cyberverse Action Set, 2011)
- Series: 1
- Number: 004
- Japanese ID number: CV13
- Accessories: Africa, missile
- Packed with a redeco of the Cyberverse Commander Megatron toy, the Blastwave Weapons Base is a clip-on trailer that attaches to Megatron's vehicle mode, emulating his appearance in the movie and as the Voyager-class toy. It has two Cyberverse weapon ports and a C joint bar on each side, four more ports and two more bars clustered at the rear, and a 5mm post on top.
- The trailer can convert to a gun emplacement with two small double-barreled weapons (presumably the "multiple missile pods" mentioned in the bio), a 5mm port, and a large double cannon (the "particle blaster" by process of elimination) which fires a missile from the left barrel. The particle blaster has two handles that can be gripped by Cyberverse figures, and is itself mounted on a C joint, so it is removable and can be handheld by larger figures via a 5mm post. The base also has a C joint bar and clip at the far left and right, on the sides of the missile pods, so that it can combine with other bases. The top of the base is molded to accomodate Megatron's feet--his exhaust pipes fit into a pair of grooves. In an undocumented feature, the missile pods can be removed and held by Cyberverse figures.
- A third "flight mode" can also be achieved by adjusting the positioning of some elements of the base mode. This can stand alone as a flying attack vehicle, or clip to Megatron's back as a flight pack. Unusually, the pack is compatible with Megatron's vehicle mode as well as his robot mode.
- This set's packaging includes a cardboard backdrop that is intended to be removed and reused for display. The backdrop depicts a field in Africa, with an elephant standing nearby in the left panel.
Notes
- The Blastwave Weapons Base's existence highlights an oddity of Cyberverse Megatron, namely that his entire robot mode is formed from the truck mode's cab (like Optimus) rather than the entire rig, with the trailer normally becoming his legs. This would appear to simply indicate that Cyberverse Megatron occupies a micro-continuity where he transforms differently, but if you really want to incorporate both into your personal canon, there's always the possibility that the trailer-as-legs transformation is actually his Super Mode or something.
